If you want the 100% realness on what’s hot in Miami, holla at Supa Cindy. 99 Jamz’ Supa Woman will give you the scoop on local and major artists, community events, and even the low down that no one else wants to air. She also uses her media power and friendly personality to help the young females in her city. Kudos. What’s new Ms. Cindy? I’ve always had my girls non-profit which is called Supa Friends. Every year I do a summit in April. This year I’m helping girls pay for their prom. I’m also going to have a graduation dinner for the top-achieving seniors in my non-profit. On July 26th, instead of my annual I Know I Can Summit, I’m going to have a health fair specifically for girls and their moms so they can learn about hygiene. It will be in Miami Gardens and you can get info on the station’s website www.wedr.com. 99 Jamz is hooking up with me to do it. Where does most of the funding for your non-profit come from? Honestly, I go to every single baller, hood nigga, drug dealer, any record label, anybody I know that has money to spare, and I ask them. I’ve been in radio for 8 years so I have good relationships. I don’t really have one enemy in this whole industry, to my knowledge. That’s kinda weird since I’m an entertainment reporter. People think that because they go big in radio that they can go beg anybody for anything. I’m not like that. I only beg once a year if I’m having an event, and it’s not even directly for me; it’s for my girls. When I step to them they always say yes. It seems like you’d be good on television. Is that something you’re working towards? I have a television show in South Florida on My Network. It’s called In the Mix Miami and it airs every Friday at 2:30 in the morning. We’ve been getting a big response for it, so the programming department repeats it all
during the week. I’m trying to move it to an earlier time slot. It’s only been on for three months and the ratings are excellent. It’s about everything entertainment, everything Miami. I interview local and known artists. I go to community events. I film everywhere I go. You can YouTube it under my name and In the Mix. My next step is getting into television. My only problem is I’m too greedy; I can’t lose weight. You’ve gotta be a size zero to be on TV and I’m like, whatever. I haven’t told anyone, but I’m also going to start a series of books for women. It’s not going to be a 300 page memoir; I tend to write short books, 20 pages tops, pinpointing a subject – like a mini guide for girls and what they’re going through in life. Who are some artists you see as the future of Miami Hip Hop? I’m afraid to even say it ‘cause I might get in trouble, but a lot of Miami artists have to go elsewhere to get love and then they end up coming back. It’s like there’s really no outlets for them to get played out here besides underground radio. Only a handful of people are getting played on mainstream radio. But as far as local artists, right now Khaled’s artist Ace is getting love. Grind Mode, who I unfortunately heard they got dropped from their label. They got a music video but I don’t think it’s gonna air. Git Fresh, who had a different name before, they were in the loop for years. They were on Jive Records, did songs with R. Kelly, all kinds of stuff. They basically had to fire their manager and change their name. They have a song on radio called “Booty Music.” BallGreezy hasn’t even been signed yet. It’s so unfortunate ‘cause there’s so much talent but the artists are not getting the recognition they deserve. I don’t know if it’s the recession causing the labels not to sign people, but the game has just switched up. Website: Myspace.com/Supadupe Words: Ms. Rivercity & Tanya James
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